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Category: Space Exploration

Mars Exploration Rover Program 10th Anniversary

This week marks the 10th anniversary of NASA’s Mars Rover program. What have we learned? What does the future of Mars exploration look like?

Library of Congress Acquires Carl Sagan Papers

The Library of Congress has acquired the personal papers of American astronomer, astrobiologist and science communicator Carl Sagan (1934-1996). A celebrated scientist, educator, television personality and prolific author, Sagan was a consummate communicator who bridged the gap between academe and popular culture.

Building Star Trek’s Enterprise Within Our Lifetime: Fantasy Or Possibility?

One engineer thinks it might take twenty years with current technology to build a real Starship Enterprise – but he says it’s doable using current technology.

Asteroid Mining Plans Revealed by PLANETARY RESOURCES, INC.

Planetary Resources, Inc., a partnership between director James Cameron and Google Inc, announced today its plan to mine Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) for raw materials, ranging from water to precious metals.

James Cameron & Google Founders to Launch Deep Space Mining Ship “Red Dwarf”

I awoke to a fully stocked mango juice bar, and the news that James Cameron and others were going to be launching a real life asteroid mining company.